Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The beauty of the autism spectrum is: it speaks to this heterogeneity. And the downside [is that] it covers up the differences,” ...

A new study has identified four biologically distinct subtypes of autism, each with identifiable symptom clusters and lifetime trajectories. Researchers then linked each group to specific biological ...

An analysis of more than 5,000 individuals with autism reveals four distinct groups that link autism-related traits with underlying genetics. The work could lead to more precise diagnoses and ...

Companies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF. But the technology is dangerously ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s … genetic optimization? Prospective parents using in vitro fertilization (IVF) will soon be able to select embryos based on their potential risk for diseases — ...

People usually expect resemblance to show up early. The baby looks like this parent or that one, and everyone settles the debate within weeks. What often gets missed is how much change happens quietly ...

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic ...